Once upon a time, Jerrod and I packed our bags and moved to New York City. We lived there while he was in graduate school at New York Academy of Art and fell completely in love with the city. Fast forward - several years (and a few kids) later - Jackson, MS is home. We love living in the awesome neighborhood of Fondren, but we always long to visit NY. So naturally, when I had the chance to return to The Big Apple in March and meet with my fabulous flower family - The Chapel Designers, for our annual conference - I couldn't resist!

I am so thankful for our founder, Holly Chapple, who is an amazing designer and an even more amazing flower mama to our clan! We had an unbelievable line-up that included all of these talented folks: